The Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery at the Heidelberg University Hospital consists of two separate units. The chief physician of the Department is Prof. Dr. med. Volker Ewerbeck. The focus of the unit in Neuenheimer Feld area is interdisciplinary treatment of the patients with multiple injuries and polytraumas. Moreover, the Department offers all existing possibilities of comprehensive outpatient and inpatient treatment for all injuries of the musculoskeletal system.

The focus of the unit in Schlierbach area is orthopaedics, trauma surgery and paraplegiology. Due to an active cooperation of both units, the Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery at the Heidelberg University Hospital provides the high-class comprehensive medical care of the ever-increasing number of injuries and diseases of the musculoskeletal system.

The active clinical activity of the Department is completed by numerous specialized consultations. In particular, patients with deformities after injuries or malunions can receive a comprehensive consultation. Furthermore, there are developed individual, customized treatment plans for every patient within the consultations.

The range of services of the Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery at the Heidelberg University Hospital under the direction of Prof. Dr. med. Volker Ewerbeck includes: